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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Proto-Indo-European *terh₂-? Proto-Indo-European *ter-? Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *térmn̥ Proto-Italic *termn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-nós Proto-Italic *-nos Proto-Italic *term(e)nos Latin terminus Latin conterminusder. English coterminous Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English coterminously From coterminous + -ly.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) In a coterminous manner; ending together.
The new commission will be a 25-member body, serving coterminously with King and "at the pleasure of the governor."
1979 April 14, Jil Clark, “King Axes Women's Commission”, in Gay Community News, page 6:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| conterminously | alternative | lexicographic |